When We Go To War
| When We Go To War | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | TVNZ |
| Written by |
Gavin Strawhan Briar Grace-Smith Rachel Lang |
| Directed by | Peter Burger |
| Starring |
Esther Stephens Shavaughn Ruakere Alexander Tarrant Ido Drent Freya Milner Tom O'Sullivan Leith Towers Andrew Grainger Sylvia Rands Gareth Williams Sophia Hybens |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Robin Scholes |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Picture format | |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 26 April 2015 – 24 May 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
When We Go To War is a 2015 television drama mini-series from New Zealand. The series uses fictional characters to depict the impact of the First World War on New Zealanders at home as well as in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Gallipoli Campaign and in Egypt.
The series premiered in 2015, the centenary year of Gallipoli, with its first two episodes aired together during the ANZAC day holiday weekend.[1]
The six one-hour episodes were commissioned and broadcast by TVNZ.[2][3][4]
Episodes
| Episode No. | Title | Original air date | Viewers [5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bea's Letter" | 26 April 2015 | 314,820 |
| 2 | "Manaaki's Letter" | 26 April 2015 | 314,820 |
| 3 | "Harry's Letter" | 3 May 2015 | 305,820 |
| 4 | "Awa's Letter" | 10 May 2015 | 273,310 |
| 5 | "Charles' Letter" | 17 May 2015 | 267,450 |
| 6 | "Cissy's Letter" | 24 May 2015 | 284,840 |
References
- ↑ Baillie, Russell. "TV review: When We Go To War's debut episode". NZ Herald. NZME. Publishing Limited. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Illuminate - When We Go To War". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Roberts, Sarah. "Gallipoli drama to screen". Manukau Courier. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Drinnan, John. "Media freedom under fire". New Zealand Herald. NZME. Publishing Limited. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ratings archives". Throng. Throng Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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